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Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift was an English author who made many literary accomplishments and lived an interesting and eventful life As an infant he was kidnapped but was later returned and sent to school by his uncle After his college years swift worked as a secretary when he completed his first novel He later went on to write many famous novels including Gullivers Travels which was his greatest success In Swifts final years he lost his insanity before dying This essay will inform you on the life and prestige of Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin Ireland on November 30 1667 He was the son of Jonathan Swift Sr and Abigail Errick Swift Jonathans father died eight months before his birth leaving his mother with two children and one on the way When Jonathan was only an infant it was believed that he was kidnapped by his Swift 3 nurse and not returned for three years When swift returned back to Dublin he was five years old and under the care of his uncle Godwin Swift Jonathans early years were very exciting At the age of six he was sent to the Kilkenny School which was considered the best school at that time He stayed there until the age of fourteen In 1682 when he was fifteen he went to Trinity College in Dublin He was not a particularly good student and he tended to neglect his studies There he received his degree in specialia gratia meaning by special favor This means that his degree was

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